Meaning of dirndl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt.
2. In full dirndl skirt: a full skirt with a tight waistband resembling one which is part of a traditional Alpine woman's dress.

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Examples

“For a change, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals.”

“On the cover of the leaflet advertising the Alpenrose Gasthof in Zirl am Gurgl […] there is a decorative picture of a young woman. She is wearing Tyrolese costume: the low-cut white bodice with cross-laced velvet waistcoat, the floral apron and dirndl skirt.”

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